The Russian missed his title due to an illegal strike
UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan landed an illegal knee to the head of Aljamain Sterling and was disqualified. Sterling won the title.
UFC president Dana White said a second fight could be arranged soon.
“Yes, we are organizing a rematch between Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling. Let’s do it as fast as we can,” White said.
Note that after the fight, Yang apologized for his blow.
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